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Thai
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Compare Old Chinese 牿 (OC *kuːɡ) or Middle Chinese 牿 (MC kowk). Cognate with Lao ຄຸກ (khuk), Tai Dam ꪅꪴꪀ, Khmer គុក (kuk). Possibly doublet of คอก (kɔ̂ɔk).
Noun
คุก • (kúk)
- gaol; prison.
- (slang) imprisonment; imprisonment sentence; gaol term.
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Verb
คุก • (kúk)
- (slang) to sentence to imprisonment; to imprison.
- “ศาลนครพนมคุก ๘ ปีครูจอมทรัพย์คดีแพะลวงโลก”, in INN News (in Thai), Bangkok: สำนักข่าว ไอ.เอ็น.เอ็น., 2019 March 6, archived from the original on 6 March 2019
- ศาลนครพนมคุก ๘ ปีครูจอมทรัพย์คดีแพะลวงโลก
- sǎan ná-kɔɔn-pá-nom kúk · bpɛ̀ɛt · bpii kruu jɔɔm sáp ká-dii pɛ́ luuang-lôok
- Nakhon Phanom court sentences Teacher Chomsap to 8 years in gaol in fake goat case.
Etymology 2
Compare Shan ၶုပ်ႉ (khṵ̂p, “to kneel”).
Verb
คุก • (kúk)
- undefined.
Usage notes
- The exact meanings of the term are not known and not defined in any dictionary, though the term appears in a number of compounds.
- The term is never used alone, except in poetic works where it is sometimes used as an alternative or shortened form of คุกคาม (“to threaten”).
Derived terms
Etymology 3
Probably of imitative origin.
Noun
คุก • (kúk)
- sound of coughing.